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fifteen really short stories that have crossed my path in fifteen years of counselling:
- depressed, manic. manic, depressed. depressed, manic.
- marry you? you gotta be kidding.
- have anxiety, will not travel. help!
- too thin. better eat. that’s hard.
- “can’t think straight.” “relax.” “oh, wow!”
- booze, cocaine and needles? that’s over.
- drank all day. joined AA. recovered.
- felt crazy. psych hospital. crazier yet!
- “i laugh too much!” “thatta problem?”
- mom can’t remember my name. sad.
- ouch! can you help me? sure.
- dentists scared me. shrink helped me.
- wedding cake, kids, debt, divorce, freedom.
- pink elephants, hear voices? me, too.
- found higher power. feel better now.
actually, there’s more than 15 but seeing that today is the 15th and i have 15 years of counselling under my belt, i thought that would be a good number.
what’s all this about? through my contacts at LinkedIn, i met video storyteller director tom, who pointed me to this short short story contest at middlezonemusings. the idea is to tell a story in six words.
so i cobbled together some stories. the words are brief. the stories themselves, what really happened – some of them are pretty long. you fill in the blanks.
you got any stories? send them. (and don’t forget about the free lunch!)
isabella mori
counselling in vancouver
p.s. let’s see what other bloggers come up with. i’m tagging nickie’s nook, whitterer on autism, lion and magic boy, carol sill, tina , d.p. at ripple of hope, and jay sennett.
24 responses so far ↓
1 Tina McInerney // Jan 15, 2007 at 9:18 am
Changing the world with my feelings
2 Robert Hruzek // Jan 15, 2007 at 9:35 am
Isabella;
Thanks for the entries and your participation, and special thanks for tagging others with it. You’re a peach!
And congratulations on the 15-year pin!
3 Nickie // Jan 15, 2007 at 10:12 am
These are excellent stories! Thank you for the chance to do this; it was really fun to do!
4 Ruth Seeley // Jan 15, 2007 at 11:06 am
The six-word story was apparently a challenge to which Hemingway responded. There’s a whole ’six word story’ group on flickr, and I’ve been amazed at the captions people have come up with. Of course, a photo *is* worth 1000 words:
http://flickr.com/groups/sixwordstory/
5 Ellen Weber // Jan 15, 2007 at 3:21 pm
Great site Isabella, I was thrilled to find your site - since I too am from Canada. Did my PhD at UBC in fact and I too work with change. Go figure:-)
6 ray // Jan 15, 2007 at 4:24 pm
she will never love me. suicide.
7 difficultpt // Jan 15, 2007 at 9:18 pm
“Difficult no more; free at last.”
I also tagged people using the six word story to describe their blogs–fun! Great meme, Isabella!
8 Amy // Jan 17, 2007 at 6:36 am
I want the drugs back. Now.
9 Jay Sennett // Jan 17, 2007 at 6:43 am
A Story in 6 Words…
Isabella at Change Therapy tagged me to write a story in six words. Hemingway claimed he could write a story in six words. He followed through on his claim. “For sale. Baby shoes. Never used.”
I’m updating mine for 21st century sensib…
10 Jennifer Gee // Jan 18, 2007 at 12:28 pm
“Death watch. Phone still hasn’t rung.”
11 mcewen // Jan 18, 2007 at 7:48 pm
What do I do with it when I have it - post it here, post it on my own blog and thoroughly confuse everyone including myself?
Cheers dearies
12 nexyjo // Jan 18, 2007 at 10:16 pm
hormones, electrolysis, surgery. i’m finally alive.
13 isabella mori // Jan 18, 2007 at 10:31 pm
mcewen - well, the contest itself is at middlezonemusings. however, before you post there, you may want to read this post.
so. you can post it here, post it there, post it everywhere. on your blog. in your diary. as graffiti on your post office. on the back of your business card. as your email tagline.
geez. this could become ANOTHER meme!!!
14 six-word stories, part 2: queer discrimination » change therapy - isabella mori // Jan 19, 2007 at 8:23 am
[…] a few days ago, i posted about the six word story contest at middlezonemusings. the only stipulation was that the submissions were to be g-rated. i thought it was a great meme/game and tagged a few blogger friends, among others jay sennett. jay, a transgendered person, crafted this insightful phrase: no breasts. complete hysterectomy. gender: male? […]
15 walking the talk » change therapy - isabella mori // Jan 22, 2007 at 4:55 pm
[…] so this is how i support aaron today – by telling his story. if i’d have to say it in six words, it might be he watches. he thinks. he walks. You can also bookmark this on del.icio.us or check the cosmos […]
16 jael // Jan 22, 2007 at 8:12 pm
I wanted to congratulate you on 15 years of counselling! So, congratulations, Isabella! I’ve only known you for about seven or eight years, i think. could even be less.
helping others helps you helps everyone
i am so sure that is not original, but i don’t know who to give credit to.
cheers,
jael
17 Farina // Jan 23, 2007 at 8:19 am
Regards, Isabella
18 Lion and Magic Boy » Blog Archive » hell hath frozen and pigs are flying // Jan 26, 2007 at 8:20 am
[…] Although I was tagged days ago by Isabella of change therapy with this very fun and thought-provoking meme called 6 Words, I have to address First Things First. And I'm gathering ideas. Really. (Hey, is that what they call procrastination? Because I'm really really good at it.) […]
19 Lion and Magic Boy » Blog Archive » my life: stories in six words // Jan 28, 2007 at 6:10 pm
[…] Finally, I'm getting to this creative meme, tagged by Isabella of Change Therapy. […]
20 Middle Zone Musings » Let’s Be Brief - Day 1 // Feb 28, 2007 at 6:59 pm
[…] Special mention to Director Tom, who holds the distinction of being the very first to enter the fray, and Isabella Mori, who on her own tagged seven others to get in on the fun! (Gee, what a great idea; now if everyone would do that… hmm, I wonder how viral this could be? Front page of Digg, anyone?) […]
21 Middle Zone Musings » Let’s Be Brief - Day 2 // Feb 28, 2007 at 7:15 pm
[…] Special mention today goes to Isabella Mori, who has entered twice with a total of 20 stories (so far - still waiting for more, Isabella!), and Dr. Ellen Weber for the most incomprehensible entry (but she promised to explain it soon on her blog - I can’t wait!) […]
22 Middle Zone Musings » All Contest Entries - Let’s Be Brief // Feb 28, 2007 at 7:20 pm
[…] Isabella Mori (30) […]
23 Let’s Be Brief - Day 2 | Middle Zone Musings // Mar 6, 2007 at 8:15 am
[…] Special mention today goes to Isabella Mori, who has entered twice with a total of 20 stories (so far - still waiting for more, Isabella!), and Dr. Ellen Weber for the most incomprehensible entry (but she promised to explain it soon on her blog - I can’t wait!) […]
24 Let’s Be Brief - Day 1 | Middle Zone Musings // Mar 6, 2007 at 8:28 am
[…] Special mention to Director Tom, who holds the distinction of being the very first to enter the fray, and Isabella Mori, who on her own tagged seven others to get in on the fun! (Gee, what a great idea; now if everyone would do that… hmm, I wonder how viral this could be? Front page of Digg, anyone?) […]
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